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Mugabe death pastor finally granted bail
10 Mar 2017 at 03:04hrs | Views
Kariba-based Remnant Church Pastor Patrick Philip Mugadza who 'prophesied' that President Robert Mugabe would die on October 17 this year has finally been granted bail this Friday.
His lawyer, Obey Shava from the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, Mugadza secured his release.
'@ZLHRLawyers' @obeyshava has just ended the lengthy detention of Pastor Mugadza after securing his release on bail at the High Court' the lawyers posted on their twitter page.
According to the court papers, on January 12 this year, Mugadza was interviewed by the Zimbabwe Mail, an online publication, and the State alleges he caused to be published a story captioned, Pastor Mugadza says President Mugabe to die in October 2017, which appeared on the same publication on January 13 this year.
The State alleges in the interview Mugadza committed an offence and insulted the Christian religion and African tradition by uttering words which are taboo by predicting someone's death.
His lawyer, Obey Shava from the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, Mugadza secured his release.
According to the court papers, on January 12 this year, Mugadza was interviewed by the Zimbabwe Mail, an online publication, and the State alleges he caused to be published a story captioned, Pastor Mugadza says President Mugabe to die in October 2017, which appeared on the same publication on January 13 this year.
The State alleges in the interview Mugadza committed an offence and insulted the Christian religion and African tradition by uttering words which are taboo by predicting someone's death.
Source - Byo24News
